- Maker
- Rust, Sally (age 13)
- Date made
- 1788
- Origin
- Salem, MA US
- Stitches
- Long Running.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Crinkled Silk
- Predominent Motif
- Center rectangle with alphabets, numbers and verse. At the bottom margin is a man and woman on either side of a tree with a large bird perched at the top and animals on the ground below. At the top margin is a basket of flowers in an arbor with a large bird perched on top. Stylized floral vine border on each sides. Done at Sarah Stivours School, Salem, MA.
- Inscription
- SALLY RUST / HER SAMPLER WROUG / HT 1788 IN THE 13 / YEAR OF HER AGE / THIS NEEDLEWORK OF MINE CAN TELL / WHEN I WAS A CHILD WAS LEARNED WELL / AND BY MY ELDERS I WAS TAUGHT / NOT TO SPEND MY TIME FOR NOUGHT / SARAH STIVOURS SCHOOL MADAM 12 //
- Length With Frame
- 21 1/4"
- Wdith With Frame
- 20 1/2"
- Original Frame
- Yes
- Historical Owner
- #137741 Purchased in 1995.
- Owner
- Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
- Owner Private
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Name of School
- Sarah Stivours School, Salem, MA
